Program Overview

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Explore the fundamentals of finance and the rapidly evolving industry known as Financial Technology (FinTech). This 4-year programme with a study abroad year will put you at the forefront of research and development within this sector, allowing you to gain the skills necessary to pursue a wide range of careers.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

spend a year studying abroad, with the opportunity to learn new skills and enhance your employability

develop an in-depth understanding of the business environment and the real-world application of relevant theories that underpin finance

utilise our Financial Laboratory (FinLab), home to our Bloomberg terminals

learn the basics of computer programming, and become a confident user of statistical software, such as Eviews, Stata, and Matlab, and more advance machine learning and AI techniques

understand the foundations of Financial Technology, and the most recent innovations in this area

develop a high level of numeracy and a capacity for reasoned thought and analysis

Financial Technology remains a vital part of the modern finance debate. To capture this, the course combines key quantitative and analytical skills in finance, with modern, fintech related topics such as:

cryptocurrency

crowdfunding

peer-to-peer landing

The programme will prepare you for a career in the dynamic financial environment by providing a technical and research-driven curriculum.

You’ll graduate with the ability to apply the most recent developments in Finance to complex real-world problems.

Your studies will be informed by the latest findings, with our academics operate at the forefront of research in areas such as:

FinTech

high-frequency trading

corporate finance

portfolio theory

alternative investments

The

study abroad year

is a unique opportunity to experience another culture, improve your language skills and enhance your CV.

We also offer this course with the following variants:

with placement year

without a study abroad year (3 years)